Shloka 129

Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion

Devanagari script

एकतस्तु पुराणानि सेतिहासानि कृत्स्नशः / एकत्र चेदं परममेतदेवातिरिच्यते

Transliteration

ekatastu purāṇāni setihāsāni kṛtsnaśaḥ / ekatra cedaṃ paramametadevātiricyate

Translation

Wenn auf der einen Seite alle Purāṇas zusammen mit den Itihāsas vollständig niedergelegt werden und auf der anderen Seite dieses (Kūrma-Purāṇa), dann ist dieses allein das Höchste — es überragt selbst jene Sammlung.

Word by Word

• एकतः: on one side
• एकतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक/दिशावाचक adverb)

• तु: but, however
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/पक्षान्तरे particle)

• पुराणानि: the Purāṇas
• पुराणानि: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन

• स-इतिहासानि: together with the Itihāsas
• स-इतिहासानि: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (इतिहासैः सह), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; पुराणानि इत्यस्य सहचर (appositive)

• कृत्स्नशः: entirely, in full
• कृत्स्नशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक adverb)

• एकत्र: in one place, together
• एकत्र: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक adverb)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this (text)
• इदम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; इदम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; एव इत्यनेन सह बलवत्तर-निर्देश

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/निश्चय particle)

• अतिरिच्यते: surpasses, exceeds
• अतिरिच्यते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-रिच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in Purāṇic discourse

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kurma Purana
• Purana
• Itihasa

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

Indirectly: it asserts the supreme authority of this teaching-text, implying that its presentation of the highest reality (Paramam) is definitive and spiritually weightier than composite scriptural narratives.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is named in this verse; it functions as a text-glorification (māhātmya) that validates the Kurma Purana’s yoga teachings—especially its Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pashupata-oriented discipline taught elsewhere in the work.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By elevating a Purana known for harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava strands, the verse supports a non-sectarian reading where the supreme teaching is one, even when expressed through Shiva- and Vishnu-centered traditions.